LAO UPLANDS FOOD SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (LUFSIP) Sub-component 3a
I. Background
The Lao Uplands Food Security Improvement Project is a response to food insecurity in the Lao PDR uplands as a result of low crop productivity, isolation from services and inadequate agricultural infrastructure, all compounded by both the recent food and global economic crisis. It also responds to a request from the Government to contribute to its efforts to respond to the damage caused by Cyclone Ketsana on September 29, 2009 by supporting the restoration of food security and rural infrastructures in three southern provinces.